The Living Stage: A Step-by-Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Experiential Group Therapy

by Tian Dayton

An indispensable guide for all clinicians interested in experiential therapy, this book is a primer on psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy with step-by-step exercises. Destined to become a classic for any experiential therapy library, this is a basic primer on psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. With a foreword by Zerka Moreno, wife of the late J.L. Moreno, the father of experiential therapy, the book gives clinicians the tools to understand the theory and practice of experiential therapy. Filled with client stories, Moreno's theories in his own words, plus step-by-step exercises they can use in their own practice, the book makes experiential work manageable for the clinician. It also includes specific exercises that integrate trauma, grief and addiction theory and a brand new model for understanding trauma and addictive relationships.

Genres: Psychology

540 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2004

About the author

Tian Dayton has a masters in educational psychology and a PhD in clinical psychology and is a board certified trainer in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. She is a certified Montessori teacher. Dr. Dayton is the director of The New York Psychodrama Training Institute. She is a nationally renowned speaker, expert, and consultant in psychodrama, trauma and addiction, ACoAs and self help related issues. Dr, Dayton was on the faculty at NYU for eight years teaching psychodrama. Dr. Dayton is a fellow of the American Society of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy ASGPP, winner of their scholar’s award, editor in chief of the Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy and sits on the professional standards committee. She is also the winner of The Mona Mansell Award and The Ackermann Black Awaard. Dr. Dayton has been a guest expert on NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Montel, Rikki Lake, John Walsh, Geraldo. Tian blogs for Counselor Magazine, Recovery View and The Huffington Post

From the author's website.

Reviews

[Karen Carnabucci · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Living Stage: A Step-By-Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Experiential Group Therapy is a must-read book for people of all professions interested in learning about the practice of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy.

Psychologist Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEP, does a beautiful job in describing the complex theory of psychodrama and best practices for its use.

Please note – this is not a do-it-yourself book. Instead, it serves as an introduction to the method, providing concise information about what psychodrama is and how it works to benefit people in numerous settings -- including psychotherapy, education and others disciplines -- as well as a valuable accompanying reader for psychology and sociology students, trainees of psychodrama and aspiring practitioners.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a quite detailed book dealing with psychodrama. You can find basics on dramatic theory, as far as they are important for psychodrama, lots of information on the method itself, and also different psychodramatic techniques that are explained in short.

The Living Stage is definitely for people working with psychodrama professionally, students of psychology, or possibly educators. For them, this can be a rather useful book.
5 out of 5 stars.

[Trevor · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thorough training manual for psychodrama. I can’t wait to lead groups with these ideas. Very readable and very teachable.